During Wednesday night's debate in some temporarily politically relevant zone of America, Rick Santorum defended his belief that contraception is dangerous and the cause, as opposed to the solution, to social problems like single motherhood and attendant issues e.g. poverty, but not zygotes, because they are not a problem but are excellent in every imaginable scenario. To bolster his claims, Mr. Rick
-- If cannabis caused lung cancer or birth defects at a non-trivial rate -- if the inheritance tax resulted in decreased net tax revenue and employment over 20 years -- if the death penalty significantly deterred violent crime, and no innocents were ever executed -- if the legal availability of safe abortion produced a permanent Republican majority in both houses of Congress and a permanent Republican presidency
Hypothetical data that could change my mind:
-- If cannabis caused lung cancer or birth defects at a non-trivial rate -- if the inheritance tax resulted in decreased net tax revenue and employment over 20 years -- if the death penalty significantly deterred violent crime, and no innocents were ever executed -- if the legal availability of safe abortion produced a permanent Republican majority in both houses of Congress and a permanent Republican presidency